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Pretty neat stuff - but that delivery fee is mighty expensive compared to something like Postmates. Excited to see what Square does with it.
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In some cases they connect 3rd-party delivery services with the store as well. AFAIK, Postmates and Caviar are the only two companies going with the two-party model, but employing their own delivery drivers/couriers.
Hm, interesting. Hadn't heard of either of these. On the one hand, they're playing a huge uphill battle and would need to employ thousands of couriers if they want to serve just America's major cities. On the other hand, they could completely rewire the food delivery business. I'm not sure it can work. Restaurants can hire minimum wage or below family members or illegals to deliver as an essentially free service. The…
Do you live in New York? The "free" delivery with tips model is how things work in New York, but i've never seen it elsewhere.
In SF takeout places only rarely offer delivery.